Pale-spore mushrooms
Scientific name: Tricholomataceae
Pale-spore mushrooms
Scientific name: Tricholomataceae
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Description
A very large and diverse family of mushrooms, pale-spore mushrooms (Tricholomataceae) includes some excellent edible species, but also some that are severely poisonous. As their common name suggests, all these mushrooms have a pale spore print. The large majority of these fungi are saprophytic, meaning they feed on dead and decomposing plant matter.
Species of Pale-spore mushrooms
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